Lesser known cloud storage solutions

Here are three lesser known cloud solutions listed in PC Magazine’s Best Cloud Storage and File-Syncing Services for 2016.

IDrive: The top choice offers a free account with 5GB (gigabytes) of storage. $59.50 gets you 1TB (terabyte), with no limit on the devices. Optional private encryption key ensures that only you will have access to your files.

SpiderOakONE: The focus here is privacy. With some of the same assurances as IDrive, SpiderOakONE maintains a Zero Knowledge philosophy. A 60-day, 2GB trial unfolds into a graduated pricing program depending upon storage needs.

CertainSafe Digital Safety Deposit Box: With its use of MicroEncryption, a bulk data breach of your files stored here is virtually impossible. File sharing with guests and other users is also doable.

Regarding CertainSafe, forgetting your password or security answers doesn’t say “bye-bye” to your data. It simply requires contacting CertainSafe Support so we can confirm you are authorized and then we reset what you forgot. This is a security measure to protect our clients and their data.